chandlery

noun

chan·​dlery ˈchan(d)-lə-rē 

plural chandleries

1

: a place where candles are kept

2

: the business or shop of a chandler

3

: the commodities sold by a chandler

Examples of chandlery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Photo: Fritz Goro The Slips of lower Manhattan—sites of former ship berths on the East River, now landfill paved into streets and plazas—evoke, in our historical memory, the tall ships and chandleries of the 19th century, when trade and New York Harbor fueled the city’s explosive growth. —Hamilton Cain, WSJ, 28 July 2023

Someday, children will be back in school, adolescents on college campuses, workers in cube farms and restaurants and retail stores, body-piercing shops, chandleries, bars. —Sam Sifton, New York Times, 13 May 2020

Compère Lapin Few restaurants can claim digs in a former chandlery. —Paul Oswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1